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Unearthing Pompeii: Professor Michael Scott delves into recent revelations
Pompeii continues to reveal its secrets, fascinating historians and archaeologists alike. Amidst the ashes of antiquity, Michael Scott, Professor of Classics and Ancient History and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International) at the University of Warwick delves into the recent revelations emerging from this iconic archaeological site.
Iconic Breadfruit sculpture installed at The University of Warwick
The University of Warwick welcomes Turner Prize winner Veronica Ryan’s iconic Breadfruit sculpture to campus where it will be installed outside the Warwick Arts Centre, joining 25 other artworks that form the University’s sculpture park.
Film and TV production worsens climate crisis
Streaming giants are making TV production worse for the environment than ever before according to new research into the environmental impact of film and television production from the University of Warwick and the University of Cambridge. One Hollywood film creates around 3,000 tonnes of carbon, the equivalent of driving around the world almost 300 times.
Dr Elizabeth Goldring explores the hidden mysteries of Hans Holbein at The Queen’s Gallery
The University of Warwick’s Dr Elizabeth Goldring is set to speak at The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace on 30 November to discuss the works of Hans Holbein and uncover the hidden mysteries of the portraits. The talk is part of Royal Collection Trust’s new exhibition ‘Holbein at the Tudor Court.’
The University of Warwick to host Nobel Prize winner Professor Abdulrazak Gurnah
Nobel Prize winner for literature, Professor Abdulrazak Gurnah, will give the annual Edward Said Memorial Lecture at the University of Warwick on Wednesday, November 15.
The University of Warwick celebrates Black History Month with the addition of five portraits from Vanley Burke
The University of Warwick has acquired five portraits by photographer, Vanley Burke.
A FAB success: The University of Warwick is a runner up at the RIBA awards.
The University of Warwick’s Faculty of Arts building has been named a runner up for the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize 2023.
University of Warwick’s FAB shortlisted for RIBA Stirling Prize
The University of Warwick’s Faculty of Arts building has been shortlisted for the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize 2023.
The £60m building is one of six on the final shortlist for the prestigious award, and the only one outside of London.
University of Warwick gets to know its local moths
This week the University of Warwick hosted its first moth survey event. The survey is part of National Moth Week and found ten varieties of moths live on campus. The survey attendees were able to learn more about these creatures, why they are so important to the ecosystem and what they can tell us about climate change.
“Serious flaws” in government support of creatives and self-employed, new research finds
Current government employment status frameworks do not respond to the needs of those working in the arts and the self-employed – a study has shown.
University of Warwick welcomes schools for FABFest
The University of Warwick’s Faculty of Arts building played host to five schools from across Coventry yesterday.
FAB Awards at RIBA Nationals
The University of Warwick’s Faculty of Arts building has been recognised by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) as a National award winner.
University of Warwick academic awarded funding from The British Academy/Wolfson Fellowships Awards
The British Academy/Wolfson Fellowships Awards will be providing funding to Dr James Poskett, Associate Professor in the History of Science and Technology at the University of Warwick.
Faculty of Arts Building awarded West Midlands Building of the Year
The University of Warwick’s new Faculty of Arts building was named the West Midlands Building of the Year at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) West Midlands regional awards last night.
Silence speaks a thousand words
Researchers at the University of Warwick are working with a professional storyteller to bring a 13th century story about nonbinary gender identity to new audiences.
Rules of engagement: the five of rules of love in Regency England
More than just late-night escapism and bingeworthy TV, period dramas encourage fascination and intrigue into fact vs fiction. The likes of Bridgerton, and its upcoming prequel highlights that for would be lovers in Georgian England, rules of engagement were a far cry from dating apps and romantic love in the modern world.
New book centres the contribution of British Black and Asian actors to Shakespeare in the theatre
The contribution of British Black and Asian actors to Shakespearean theatre in the UK is celebrated in a new book by Warwick researcher Dr Jami Rogers. Starting with the pioneering residency of the US actor Ira Aldridge in Coventry in 1828, Rogers sets out to trace the history of those performers of colour who followed Aldridge onto UK stages and whose contributions to British Shakespeare have largely gone unacknowledged.
Early Career Researcher Network holds inaugural meeting at the University of Warwick
The University of Warwick recently welcomed guests from the British Academy to its first event as a member of the British Academy Early Career Researcher Network Midlands Hub. The Research Café event, held in the new Faculty of Arts Building (FAB) was focused on early career staff at Warwick, and brought together researchers from across the Humanities, Social Science and Arts to share experiences and learn informally from each other.
'Dear John...' - new book reveals the untold story of the wartime break-up letter
In her new book Professor Susan L. Carruthers explores romantic life in wartime, how and why relationships break down, and the consequences for men and women in uniform, through the phenomenon of the “Dear John” letter, that most notorious of wartime missives.
New book explores Britain’s three-hundred year fight against corruption
In his new book published this week Professor Mark Knights presents a history of corruption in Britain and its empire between 1600 and 1850, and explores its reform processes. Trust and Distrust: Corruption in Office in Britain and its Empire, 1600-1850 reveals a colourful history of scandals, dramatic trials, illicitly gained wealth and a campaigning press intent on exposing misconduct despite governmental attempts to stifle it.